Shri Bamottar(Shantinath)Tirth

Mulnayak: 150 cms black colored high Idol of Bhagwan Shantinath

How to reach: Shri  digamabar Jain Atisay Kshetra Shantinathji is at village bamottar. The village north of patapgarh is 5 kms from the road head from partapgarh-choti sadri-chittorgarh road in Chittorgarh District. Partapgarh is 32 Kms from Mandsaur railway station.

Historicity: the mulnayaj idol was installed in vikram 1902. this place is famous for its miracles. The first legend associated with its installation at the time of renovation in vikram 1990 tells that it was found difficult to take the idol inside the temple due to small size of the entrance but the Dev gave dream to Bhattarak Hemchandra that idol would be installed by itself and in the morning the idol was seen on the Vedi. A local lord was prevented from sacrificing the goats by incapicitating the lord as a the miracle of this temple. the lord could be cured only when he took a vow not to sacrifice any animal. Even now, numerous people come here to fulfill their ambitions.

    The other idols in the temple are :- Bhagwan Ajitnath (about 80 cms black stone) in padmasan installed in vikram 1712- bhagwan padamprabh ( about 28 cms high white in padamasan) installed in vikram 1828- Bhagwan chandraprabh(about 40 cms black stone) in padamasan installed in vikram 1659- Bhagwan Vasupujya (about 70 cms black stone) installed in vikram 1929.
Trust: Shri Shantinath Digamabar Jain Atisay kshrtra, Bamottar, post sidhhpura Dist. Chittorgarh; rajasthan